Ribbon-holder.



No. 658,05I. Patented Sept. I8, |900. A. H. TAYLOR 8. T. M. GOOD.

RIBBON HOLDER.

(Application filed Sept. 28, 1899.]

(No Model.)

qlq).

we "cams Pnzns ce., Pumumo.. WASHINGTON, D. c.

UNITED STATES PATENT EEICE.

ALBERT H. TAYLOR AN THEODORE M. GOOD,OE MORRIsoNvILLE,

NEW YORK.

RIBBON-HoI DER.Lv

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 658,051, dated September 18, 1900.

Application filed September 28| 1899. Serial No. 731,989. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, ALBERT H. TAYLOR and THEODORE M. GO0D,citizens of the United States, residing at Morrisonville,in the county of Clinton and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ribbon-Holders, of which the vfollowing is a specification. Our invention relates to ribbon-holders designed for the purpose of supporting a roll of ribbon upon a spool or bobbin in such a manner as to permit the ribbon to be readily unwound. t

The construction of the improved holder will be fully described hereinafter in connection with the accompanying drawings and its novel features defined in the appended claim.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a roll of ribbon supported upon a spool to which our improved holder is applied. Fig.

2 is a central vertical section of Fig.v 1, kandv Fig. 3 is a view in perspective ofthe holder detached.

The reference-numeral l designates a hollow spool or bobbin consisting of circular sides or disks 2, connected by an annular band 3. This spool is preferably made of pasteboard; but any suitable material may be employed in its manufacture.

4 designates the roll or coil of ribbon which is wound around the spool in the usual manner.

The inner section or member of the improved holder comprises a strip 5 of thin sheet 1metal, formed at one end with a sharpened prong 6 and at its opposite endwith parallel side prongs V7, the latter being at right angles to the prong 6. Pivotally secured to the end of the strip 5 by'an .eyelet 8 is a guide con sisting of a plate of sheet metal having its edges 9`bent inwardly to form grooves, within Whiclgis adjustably secured one end of an arm l0, the opposite end of which is bent at v right angles to forml a guard ll. The two prongs 'Z are inserted-through one of the sides 'or disks 2` of the spoo1,one on each side of the axial center of saiddisk, and the prong 6 is inserted between the'periphery of the spool and theinnermost convolution ofthe ribbon. The guard 11 is then in the position shown in Fig. 2, bearing against the outer convolution of the ribbon. l

The utility of the device constructed as above described will be readily understood.

Thearm l0 is adjustable longitudinally andV is thus adapted to clamp the outer convolution of the ribbon, whether the roll of ribbon is large or small, and a small amount of rib bon can be held as securely upon the spool as alarge number of convolutions.

We claim v l An adjustable ribbon-holder consisting of a strip of metal provided at its ends with prongs 'adapted to engage the spool on which the ribbon is wound; a keeper pivoted tothe inner end of said strip and comprising ametallic plate having its ends bent inwardly; and an l 

